# Accident 20060102000999A: Cessna 180, Seward, AK, January 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1553° N, 149.2156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1553&lon=-149.2156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212RF-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060102000999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONTO SNOW FIELD DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT ABOUT THE 4000 FT. ELEVATION ABOUT 7.5 MILES EAST OF SEWARD, AK. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD, PLUS ONE DOG. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER, HIS ADULT SON, WAS FATAL. AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW: INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING. REGULATORY CHECK RIDE DATA WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INTERVIEW, AS HE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HIS RECORDS. HE STATED LAST CHECK, A 14 CFR PART 121 PROFICIENCY CHECK, WAS WITH ATLAS AIRLINE, WHERE HE RETIRED FROM THIS PAST JULY 2005.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC06LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA015), Jan 2, 2006: Cessna 180 (N212RF), Seward, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with low ceilings, turbulence, and downdrafts in cruise flight, and the pilot's failure to maintain…

## Other reports on N212RF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960428008909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428008909A), Apr 28, 1996: Cessna 180 (N212RF), Hope, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over landing on a beach. Wheels hit a soft spot.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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